Keith Brower Brown and Natascha Elena Uhlmann at Labor Notes report on the many and big contract fights that are lining up for Unions and their Members in 2026: The coming year could keep the Strikes rolling through steel mills, State offices, telephone lines, axle plants, baseball diamonds and hospitals from coast to coast, as well as in manufacturing, education, entertainment and for Government Workers. For starters, the contract covering 20,000 Communications Workers of America (CWA)-represented Verizon Workers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic expires on August 1st. CWA also has three contracts coming up with AT&T next year. A contract covering 3,500 Teamsters at DHL is up on March 31st - and Construction Sector contracts expire for 12,000 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Members in Los Angeles on June 30th. A month later, contracts are up for 1,200 fellow IBEW Members in Richmond, California - many of whom work at oil refineries.

To Keep Reading This Long List Of Labor Battles Projected In 2026, Go To: One Battle After Another: The Big Contract Fights Coming in 2026 | Labor Notes

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